Chapter 389: The Tree of Life
After Gollum digested and absorbed the female worm, her body changed again, and she grew more than 10 meters taller directly, and the leaves on the top of her head were delicate, each piece was the size of a fan, and the flower bone was about to bloom.
"Hey, you've grown so long, but don't expect me to carry you on my shoulders anymore." Mu Chen looked at the gollum standing up to the sky and said seriously.
"Gollum?" Gollum obviously didn't like this kind of thing very much, tilted his head and thought about it, feeling that it seemed to be a bit of a loss, so he controlled his body to shrink rapidly.
The huge body was like a punctured balloon, and in the blink of an eye, it shrank back to the size of a palm, returning to its previous appearance, and a flower bone was standing straight on the top of the head, even more cute than before.
Little Gollum crawled onto Mu Chen's shoulder, and his little hand grabbed Mu Chen's collar tightly, as if to say, "I rely on you for the rest of my life, don't want to run." ”
Mu Chen took out a silver wine jug from his arms, opened the cap of the bottle, took a sip, and handed it to Little Gollum.
When the little tree man saw this flask, he immediately "gurgled", his eyes lit up, and he poured the wine from the flask into his stomach with both hands.
"Two drunkards...... "Richard said with a smile, "I'll send a drone deep into the heart of the earth to check on it, lest Gollum miss any bugs in there." ”
"Okay, I'll call the smart machine lions over too, be sure to do a good job of cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, and leave no one behind!"
Soon the drone and the group of intelligent lions went deep into the ground, but what is surprising is that this place has long been cleaned up by Gollum, not even the remains of insects are left, and the corrosive slime on the four walls of the passage is gone, revealing the hard rock formations inside.
"There's nothing to say, it's too efficient." After Richard confirmed it repeatedly, he said with admiration.
"In the future, these zergs will be in trouble." Mu Chen put away the wine jug that Gollum had drunk and stuffed it back into his arms, "Let the War Department divide Proxima Centauri into 5 areas, everyone work harder, eliminate the evil, and hurry up to eliminate the remaining insects, I will lend Gollum to you, remember to return it to me in full shadow!" ”
"Yes, mission guaranteed!" The warriors said in unison.
Although Xiao Gollum was a little reluctant to part with Mu Chen, after getting the promise of a cart of red wine, he cheered up again, followed the landing force, and continued to look for food to eat.
Mu Chen took the fighter plane back to the Grim Reaper, and there was no need to worry about it here, but there were still many things in the fleet.
"I can't believe Gollum is so strong." The wolf girl sat beside Mu Chen and said with a sigh.
"To be honest, I didn't expect that even without the help of the Reaper Fleet, it would not be difficult for Gollum to clean up all the swarms on this Proxima Centauri by himself, this kind of talent suppression is too powerful."
"It's just a little hard for him, I'm afraid he will be busier than you in the future."
Gollum's strength is undoubted, and those galaxies that are plagued by the Zerg invasion will definitely find ways to ask Gollum to help, which is also unavoidable.
"The nutrients in these Zerg are also good for Gollum's own growth, so let's take what they need, but it's better to take your time, I don't want to use Gollum as a tool to clean up the Zerg, let him make his own decisions." Mu Chen thought for a while and said.
With the help of Gollum, the landing force was extremely efficient in clearing the swarm, with little to no need for the fighters to do anything, as long as they drove around Proxima Centauri in their car, the swarm and the corrosive slime on the surface were cleaned up.
But this is a planet after all, and its size is much larger than that of Earth
After that, it took about a week to complete the task completely.
The slime covering the planet's surface has been absorbed by Gollum, and Proxima Centauri has regained its original appearance, the reddish-brown soil is exposed, and the air is free of the stench it once was.
Little Gollum absorbed so many nutrients that it finally bloomed on the top of its head, and a small white flower bloomed, and the pollen inside drifted out with the wind and scattered all over the planet.
Amazingly, the pollen landed on the ground and turned into a layer of green moss, which made the whole Proxima Centauri look new and full of life.
Xu Lao led a scientific research team to Proxima Centauri to conduct field investigations, and finally determined that this moss is feeding the planet's soil, absorbing the remaining toxic substances that have settled in the soil, and then converting them into nutrients that are beneficial to animals and plants.
"Gollum is a tree of life in the true sense, although the environment he created is mainly plant-based, but in the long run, the benefits to the planet will be great, after these mosses photosynthesize, will release a large amount of ozone gas, is constantly increasing the thickness of Proxima Centauri's atmosphere, and also has the effect of disinfection and sterilization, I believe that it will not be long before Proxima Centauri will be able to be suitable for biological habitation." Xu Lao explained to Mu Chen with a smile.
"Haha, doesn't that mean that we have not only recovered Proxima Centauri, but also reshaped its ecology?" Mu Chen said happily.
"You can say that, but it's still not accurate enough, you should know that the planets in the universe are strange, and the substances contained are not the same, and some planets are even covered with a lot of toxic gases or substances, and they can't survive at all, but Gollum has the ability to transform this kind of planet, which means that as long as the planet is really habitable, it can become a place for people on the earth to live."
Mu Chen was stunned for a moment, and suddenly figured out, if this is the case, then the living space of the earthlings will be greatly expanded, if Gollum is sent to Mars, and the atmosphere and ecological foundation there are established, maybe immigrating to Mars will no longer need to be so troublesome, and there is no need to carry a heavy oxygen cylinder to survive on Mars, let alone wear a heavy spacesuit.
Mu Chen pulled the little grunt who was sitting on his shoulder and picked his nostrils, and kissed the cute little face, this guy is a baby bump, fortunately he found him on the moon.
The battle went much smoother than planned, and the Reaper fleet only paid the price of more than 3,000 casualties among its fighters to successfully recover Proxima Centauri and wipe out all the Zerg without leaving any ground, which can be said to be 200% overfulfillment.
Proxima Centauri's fleet was forbidden to participate in this battle, and they could only be spectators on the periphery of the fleet the whole time, which was also Mu Chen's punishment for their behavior of not obeying orders and acting without authorization, although they were unwilling, but they were helpless.
But at this time, the Proxima Centauri people can no longer bear it, their thousand-year-old wish has finally come true, where can they remain indifferent.
Princess Carol immediately made a request, hoping to express her gratitude to Mu Chen and the Grim Reaper fleet in person, especially to the little tree man Gollum, hoping to do something to repay him.
Mu Chen naturally wouldn't be disappointed at this time, nodded and agreed to her request, and asked the Reaper to open the hatch to let the Proxima Centauri representative in.
"Mr. Mu Chen, you, ...... you" Princess Carol walked quickly in front of Mu Chen, she couldn't help herself with excitement, she couldn't speak clearly, tears had already covered her face, crying like a tearful person.
"Princess Carol, what are you crying on this happy day?" Mu Chen said knowingly.
"Yes, I'm sorry, Mr. Mu Chen, I lost my temper,
But I beg your pardon, I'm so excited, you don't understand what this means for all Proxima Centauri, we've waited too long for this day. Princess Carol held Mu Chen's hand tightly and said gratefully.
"This is what I promised your father, His Majesty Carlos, but fortunately, it has finally been done, and His Majesty Carlos should be able to look at it." Mu Chen said with emotion, he still remembered the expression on His Majesty Carlos's face before he died, and the kind of unwillingness and regret was so thick that it couldn't be dissolved at all, and it couldn't be dispersed.
"You are a great man, you have kept your word, I thank you for my father......" Princess Carol stood up solemnly, put her right hand on her eyebrows, and saluted Mu Chen solemnly.
"You're welcome, this is what we should do, besides, His Majesty Carlos also paid in advance." Mu Chen waved his hand and said.
"Mr. Mu Chen, that's why I admire you even more, in fact, as early as when my father handed you the engram, I thought you would use it in advance, because the leap technology is so important that even the Big Five can't be indifferent, and at that time I even suspected that you would break your promise......
But you have proved your personality with facts, I am glad that my father did not see the wrong person, and the Proxima Centauri did not believe the wrong person, thank you again, Mr. Mu Chen. Princess Carol thanked her heartily.
"People don't believe in it, they don't stand, and they have to do their best to do what they promised, frankly speaking, I've held this memory crystal countless times, thinking about whether to use it in advance, but in the end I still can't pass the level in my heart, and now I can finally really open it." Mu Chen took out the memory crystal again, and this pendant was taken out by him from time to time to play with, and it was almost pulped, which showed how entangled he was during this time.
"Mr. Mu Chen, the information in this is invaluable, I hope you can use it properly. I will also send a team of experts to overcome the difficulties in the transition technology for the earthlings, and help the Earth Federation master this technology as soon as possible. ”
"Thank you very much." Mu Chen said with a smile, "Proxima Centauri has been recovered, and Gollum is still trying to find a way to establish an ecological foundation, I will hand over this planet to you now, hoping that the civilization of Proxima Centauri can continue forever." ”
"Mr. Mu Chen, I really don't know how to thank you, you will always be the benefactor of Proxima Centauri, and we will never forget this kindness."
"Gollum?" The little tree man sitting on Mu Chen's shoulder was a little unhappy, obviously he was the one who contributed the most, why didn't he hear her praise herself?
This impatient little appearance amused Princess Carol, and she immediately burst into tears, reached out and hugged Little Gollum in her arms, and kissed her fiercely: "Little guy, thank you, so let's do it, in the future, your wine will be all covered by my sister, and I will send it to you every month." ”
"Gollum?" The little tree man stretched out his hand and drew a big circle in front of him, which means that he has a great appetite, are you sure you want to do this?
"Don't worry, even if you don't eat or drink, Proxima Centauri will meet all your requirements!" Princess Carol nodded earnestly, not minding Gollum's little greed.
"Don't spoil him, or this child will be spoiled by you." Mu Chen said with a smile.
"No, no, no, Mr. Mu Chen, I'm serious, all Proxima Centauri people are grateful to you and your partners from the bottom of their hearts, and we even plan to make a statue of you and Gollum on Proxima Centauri to commemorate the kindness of the Earth Federation."
"Hahaha, that's too polite, it doesn't matter if you repair the statue or not, I hope the friendship between our two civilizations can last forever."
"Definitely!" Princess Carol said seriously.